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Aspergillus immunodiffusion test; Test for precipitating antibodies
Normal Values
The normal test result is negative for Aspergillus antibodies.
What abnormal results mean
A positive result means antibodies to the fungus have been detected. This usually means you have been exposed to the fungus at some point.
However, false-positive results are possible. For example, invasive aspergillosis often does not produce a positive result, even though Aspergillus is present.
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Review Date: 08/28/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
